On Friday, September 13, 2013 9:43:37 AM UTC-4, Ed Huntress wrote:




One more thing: If you're going to chuck the threaded end of a screw

in a drill (or lathe) chuck, wrap wire around the threads to protect

them. Ordinary copper or steel wire will do.

Ed Huntress

Good idea, I will have to try that. I usually just thread on three or four nuts and tighten at least two against each other.

Dan